MFM's naming aside, I would tend to call a convention an event which extends for more than one day, and includes the sale of goods and some form of programming. Conversely, a furmeet is any other organized gathering of furs.
Probably the best exception that proves the rule is Howloween - while a large, annual event, it is not a convention because it does not have an "official" overnight stay and does not feature dealing. Its intent is to be a one-day party.
That's about the largest thing I'd call a furmeet. Most are significantly smaller, local events; coffee meets, bowling, etc. A convention can be small – Futrzakon and Abando spring to mind – but it has to include certain features.
MFM's naming aside, I would tend to call a convention an event which extends for more than one day, and includes the sale of goods and some form of programming. Conversely, a furmeet is any other organized gathering of furs.
Probably the best exception that proves the rule is Howloween - while a large, annual event, it is not a convention because it does not have an "official" overnight stay and does not feature dealing. Its intent is to be a one-day party.
That's about the largest thing I'd call a furmeet. Most are significantly smaller, local events; coffee meets, bowling, etc. A convention can be small – Futrzakon and Abando spring to mind – but it has to include certain features.